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APPPHYS 77N:Functional Materials and Devices

Preference to freshmen. Exploration via case studies how functional materials have been developed and incorporated into modern devices. Particular emphasis is on magnetic and dielectric materials and devices. Recommended: high school physics course including electricity and magnetism.

APPPHYS 79N:Energy Options for the 21st Century

Preference to freshmen. Choices for meeting the future energy needs of the U.S. and the world. Basic physics of energy sources, technologies that might be employed, and related public policy issues. Trade-offs and societal impacts of different energy sources. Policy options for making rational choices for a sustainable world energy economy.

APPPHYS 203:Atoms, Fields and Photons

Applied Physics Core course appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with prior knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and ordinary differential equations. Structure of single- and multi-electron atoms and molecules, and cold collisions. Phenomenology and quantitative modeling of atoms in strong fields, with modern applications. Introduction to quantum optical theory of atom-photon interactions, including quantum trajectory theory, mechanical effects of light on atoms, and fundamentals of laser spectroscopy and coherent control.

APPPHYS 305:Advanced Nonlinear Optics Laboratory

Core concepts and experiments in the nonlinear interaction of laser light with matter. Experiments on second harmonic generation and optical parametric oscillation culminate with assembly and use of an optical frequency comb for student-defined, open-ended experiments. Supercontinuum light generation, carrier-envelope phase stabilization, and metrology and spectroscopy. Prerequisites:
APPPHYS 304, or consent of instructor.